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This section contains all of Social Justice Ireland’s publications. These publications are divided into a number of categories – Paper, Policy Briefing, Presentation, Research, Social Policy Book, Socio-Economic Review and Submission. This section also contains publications on issues not included in the categories listed and publications from other sources. These are contained in the category ‘Other’.

The roots of the current economic crisis lie in a set of policy decisions taken in the late 1990s. It is important that this fact be recognised and acknowledged before decisions are made on the second Budget for 2009. Otherwise the decisions made may serve to worsen the situation rather than provide a pathway towards a solution.

Over the past half century Ireland embraced the whole process of liberal globalisation with enthusiasm. It built on the policy of free trade from the 1960s onwards. Its imports and exports as a percentage of GDP are among the highest in the world.

Social Justice Ireland have publshed a briefing on the Lisbon Treaty. We offer this briefing as a contribution to the current debate as people inform themselves on the issues in preparation to vote in the Referendum on June 12, 2008.

On June 12th, 2008 Irish people will again have their say on a European Treaty. Ireland is the only country of the 27 Member States in the EU holding a referendum on this Treaty.

European and local elections are taking place in early June. It is a moment of major change. Not just in Ireland but in Europe and across the world the collapsing financial systems have produced unparalleled economic upheaval with major implications for people across the globe.